Boca Raton, Fla. – Feb. 15, 2025 – Graduate guard Sammie Puisis (23 points) matched a career-best seven 3-pointers made in South Florida women's basketballs (18-8, 11-2 AAC), 74-62, win against Florida Atlantic (10-16, 2-11) in Baldwin Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls have completed their third straight league opponent sweep, collected their seventh straight win, and are victors of 13 of their last 15 contests. Head Coach Jose Fernandez also recorded his 480th career victory.
 
Puisis's 23-point performance marked her sixth 20-plus point output of the season. Junior forward Carla Brito (16 points, nine rebounds), Senior forward L'or Mputu (15 points, nine rebounds), and redshirt senior forward Romi Levy (12 points, three rebounds, three assists), rounded out the Bulls who finished in double-figure points. Graduate guard Mama Dembele (seven assists, six points, four rebounds, and two steals) logged her 17th game of the season with five or more assists.
 
Florida Atlantic was led by a 22 point performance from Mya Perry
 
HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
In the final five minutes of action, the Bulls constructed a 16-7 run to secure their 18th win of the season. Levy logged five points and Mputu followed with four in USF's final run of the night.
 
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HIGHLIGHTS

 
NOTABLE NUMBERS

• South Florida is now on a seven-game win streak, its longest of the season.
• The Bulls have won 13 of their last 15 games.
• USF has swept its third straight league opponent, which all have Owl mascots (Temple, Rice, and Florida Atlantic).
• Head Coach Jose Fernandez recorded his 480th career victory.
• Puisis's 23-point performance marked her sixth 20-plus point output of the season.
• Puisis (career-best seven 3-pointer) has connected on three or more 3-pointers in 16 contests this season.
• Puisis has hit four or more 3-pointers in three straight contests.
• Brito (16 points, nine rebounds), Mputu (15 points, nine rebounds), and Levy (12 points, three rebounds, three assists), rounded out the Bulls, who finished in double-figure points.
• Dembele (seven assists, six points, four rebounds, and two steals) logged her 17th game of the season with five or more assists.
• South Florida continues to hold a 12-8 all-time lead in the series against Florida Atlantic.
• Junior guard Janette Aarnio started for the first time this season (5^th Career Start).

 
UP NEXT
South Florida heads to the Queen city for its second meeting of the season with UNC Charlotte on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. and the action will stream live on ESPN+.
 
TICKETS
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ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
South Florida women's basketball has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez's 25 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided the Bulls to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2008-09 WNIT championship, has won over 450 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
 
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